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Sir John Akomfrah CBE RA (born 4 May 1957 [1]) is a Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator of Ghanaian descent, whose "commitment to a radicalism both of politics and of cinematic form finds expression in all his films".
Purple is a 62-minute immersive six-channel video installation created by the British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah in 2017. [1] It draws from hundreds of hours of archival footage and combines with newly shot film, spoken word, and original music to explore climate change and its effects on human communities, biodiversity and the ...
Apr 13, 2018 · Purple is an immersive six-channel video installation addressing man's relationship to nature and to the planet, created by the British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah.
John Akomfrah is a widely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, postcolonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explores the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.
Oct 6, 2017 · His most ambitious project to date, Purple is an immersive, six-channel video installation which charts the incremental shifts in climate change across the planet and its effects on human communities, biodiversity and the wilderness.
John Akomfrah is no stranger to the Venice Biennale, but this year’s appearance – his third in just under a decade – feels different, he tells me: weightier, with more pressure and expectation. Now tasked with representing the UK, he admits that it ‘feels more urgent and demanding’.
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Feb 20, 2018 · From 20 February to 25 March 2018 Organize: Award-winning British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah explores climate change, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events in his most ambitious project to date.
